Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Aug 28, 2015, 5:45 AM GMT+13 (16:45 UTC), 585 km (363 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-08-27 16:45:51 UTC
Depth
584.6 km (363.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.607° S, 178.403° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 16.1 km horizontally, 11.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 4045 days ago · 559 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 4042 days ago · 613 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.5282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4041 days ago · 483 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 4040 days ago · 601 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 4038 days ago · 591 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.7263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4037 days ago · 362 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4033 days ago · 514 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 4028 days ago · 581 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 4027 days ago · 588 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 4024 days ago · 587 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.5260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4015 days ago · 501 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 4010 days ago · 606 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 4008 days ago · 576 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 4.4254 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4008 days ago · 487 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 4008 days ago · 473 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 4007 days ago · 557 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 4006 days ago · 556 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 4.5272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4004 days ago · 538 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 4.4251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4003 days ago · 486 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 4003 days ago · 500 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 4002 days ago · 622 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 4057 days ago · 591 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.3284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4058 days ago · 545 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4060 days ago · 616 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 4063 days ago · 558 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.3281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4064 days ago · 479 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 4071 days ago · 543 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 4074 days ago · 561 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 4076 days ago · 579 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 4083 days ago · 528 km deep · 77 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003hrg. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:19 AM UTC.